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Tagged: spelling wisdom

This topic has 5 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 3 months ago by ServingwithJoy.

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January 3, 2013 at 9:07 pm
TammyTE
Member
Do the Spelling Wisdom books get progressively harder with each book? How do we know which book to start with? For the record my oldest is 10yo and a proficient reader but not the best speller. My next two down are 8yo and 6yo. The 6yo is doing well and working on her handwriting but the 8yo is lagging a bit and probably at the same level as my 6yo.
January 3, 2013 at 10:13 pm
sheraz
Participant
They get harder as you go. CM didn’t start dictation until 9-10 years of age. I would start with Spelling Wisdom 1 and see how it goes. You can always skip to where your child’s level is. You don’t have to do every single passage.
I wouldn’t even start with the younger ones until they are older. Don’t panic – it will not harm your children to wait! 😉
January 3, 2013 at 10:14 pm
TammyTE
Member
Yes I planned to just work with the oldest right now. 🙂 Good to know they gradually get more difficult. I will order book 1!
January 3, 2013 at 11:01 pm
HollyS
Participant
I am planning on getting book 1 for my 10yo. I looked at the samples (I think there were 2 from book 1), and the first one looked pretty easy, but the later one looked much more challenging for her.
January 4, 2013 at 5:41 pm
erin.kate
Participant
My 9yo has been using Book 1 this year and it does get progressively more difficult, but in a gentle way. It is an excellent program.
January 5, 2013 at 1:21 am
ServingwithJoy
Participant
Spelling Wisdom 1 has lots of material and has worked well with my 10yo (who is not a great natural speller). My 11yo who is a wonderful speller started in the middle of the book, and it is challenging for her (in a good way). I would definitely recommend Book 1 to start.